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Would you support a bill requiring drivers involved in an automobile accident to submit their cell phone for testing?

Asked by ibstubro (18804points) April 12th, 2016

The technology doesn’t access any private information.

Just such a bill is proposed in New York, and the technology is called a “textalyzer”.

” In a bid to get around the Fourth Amendment right to privacy, the textalyzer allegedly would keep conversations, contacts, numbers, photos, and application data private. It will solely say whether the phone was in use prior to a motor-vehicle mishap. Further analysis, which might require a warrant, could be necessary to determine whether such usage was via hands-free dashboard technology and to confirm the original finding.”

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